West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 781 — Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105

Last action — Chapter 9, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill proposes a supplemental appropriation for the Civil Contingent Fund.

This bill aims to allocate additional funds to the Civil Contingent Fund, which provides resources for various state needs. It is designed to ensure that the fund has adequate resources to address unforeseen expenses.

Summary

Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 781 allows the state of West Virginia to redirect nearly $24 million from the Governor's Contingent Fund to help support higher education initiatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. This funding will be added to the Higher Education Policy Commission’s budget, specifically for administration and control account purposes. This change is important because it ensures that additional resources are available to address important educational needs and priorities in the state.

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SB781 H FIN AMTDunn 3290 The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefore a new title, to read as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Senate Bill 781 BYSENATORBARRETT [Passed March 10, 2026;
S.B 781 --“A BILL expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 in the amount of $23,983,793 from the Governor’s Office – Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2024, organization 0100, appropriation 85700 and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Higher Education Policy Commission – Administration – Control Account, fund 0589, fiscal year 2026, organization 0441, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.     AdoptedRejected 
in effect from passage] Enr SB 781 AN ACT expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in the amount of $23,983,793 from the Governor’s Office – Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2024, organization 0100, appropriation 85700 and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Higher Education Policy Commission – Administration – Control Account, fund 0589, fiscal year 2026, organization 0441, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 14, 2026, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2025, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2026, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2026, and further included recommended expirations to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue;
and WHEREAS, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026;
therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the balance of the funds available for expenditure in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in the Governor’s Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2024, organization 0100, appropriation 85700, be decreased by expiring the amount of $23,983,793 to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue, to be available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Enr SB 781 And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0589, fiscal year 2026, organization 0441, be supplemented and amended by creating a new item of appropriation as follows:
TITLE II – APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1.
Appropriations from general revenue.
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION 139 – Higher Education Policy Commission – Administration – Control Account (WV Code Chapter 18B and 18C) Fund 0589 FY 2026 Org 0441 General Appro- Revenue priation Fund 6a Institutional Deferred Maintenance - Surplus (R)......xxxxx....
38,983,793 Enr SB 781 The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the Senate ...............................................................
Clerk of the House of Delegates Originated in the Senate.
In effect from passage.
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President of the Senate ...............................................................
Speaker of the House of Delegates __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Finance

  5. Reported do pass

  6. On 1st reading

  7. Read 1st time

  8. On 2nd reading

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. On 3rd reading

  11. Read 3rd time

  12. Passed Senate (Roll No. 83)

  13. Effective from passage (Roll No. 84)

  14. Ordered to House

  15. House received Senate message

  16. Introduced in House

  17. To Finance

  18. To House Finance

  19. With amendment, do pass

  20. Immediate consideration

  21. Read 1st time

  22. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  25. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  26. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. Passed House (Roll No. 369)

  29. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  30. Effective from passage (Roll No. 370)

  31. Communicated to Senate

  32. House Message received

  33. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 386)

  34. Effective from passage (Roll No. 387)

  35. Communicated to House

  36. Completed legislative action

  37. House received Senate message

  38. To Governor 3/11/2026

  39. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026

  40. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal

  41. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal

  42. Chapter 9, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Roll Call

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Democrat 4000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea

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Roll Call

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4000
Republican 28001
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 32002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Not Voting
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Not Voting
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 781 do?
Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105
Who sponsors SB 781?
SB 781 is sponsored by Jason Barrett (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 781?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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